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Best High Schools in Horry County, SC

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Schools

15,821

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHCS Scholars Academy High1^st of 245 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Green Sea Floyds High up 17 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Coastal High School 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	3,176	165	19.3	44.7%	1,788 (56.3%)	437 (13.8%)	639 (20.1%)	72 (2.3%)	13 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	224 (7.1%)	78.1	46^th of 245 public high schools	81.2%		72.9	43^rd of 235 public high schools	81.7%	3								80.9	70.3	73.4	90.4	$12,194	$659	$390	$1,049	$9,682	$1,464	$11,146
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,720	95	18.1	45.3%	1,051 (61.1%)	135 (7.8%)	373 (21.7%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (6.7%)	73.6	56^th of 245 public high schools	77.1%		69	51^st of 235 public high schools	78.3%	5								55.2	72.0	75.5	86.8	$14,081	$686	$426	$1,111	$11,278	$1,691	$12,969
Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,510	84	18.0	58.6%	539 (35.7%)	331 (21.9%)	481 (31.9%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	118 (7.8%)	41.6	151^st of 245 public high schools	38.4%		40.9	138^th of 235 public high schools	41.3%	13									59.2	60.5	73.5	$13,613	$778	$398	$1,176	$10,701	$1,736	$12,437
Green Sea Floyds High	Public	6-12	4990 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-3131	693	57	12.1	100.0%	362 (52.2%)	204 (29.4%)	74 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	79.2	43^rd of 245 public high schools	82.4%		65.9	60^th of 235 public high schools	74.5%	17	59.5	59.2	56.3	39.2	41.3	35.9	55.2	65.4	73.6	72.3	94.3	$19,841	$1,960	$780	$2,740	$14,567	$2,534	$17,101
Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,724	97	17.7	65.1%	847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	56.2	110^th of 245 public high schools	55.1%		58.4	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%	28									56.9	68.5	83.4	$13,969	$746	$440	$1,185	$10,926	$1,857	$12,784
Loris High	Public	9-12	301 Loris Lions Road	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 390-6800	857	54	15.8	69.3%	355 (41.4%)	331 (38.6%)	117 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	45.1	137^th of 245 public high schools	44.1%		36.8	147^th of 235 public high schools	37.4%	10								81.0	56.5	54.7	80.6	$17,291	$1,392	$569	$1,961	$12,796	$2,533	$15,329
North Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3750 Sea Mountain Highway	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6171	1,673	91	18.3	48.6%	1,001 (59.8%)	265 (15.8%)	257 (15.4%)	12 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	127 (7.6%)	81.2	38^th of 245 public high schools	84.5%		80.4	25^th of 235 public high schools	89.4%	13									75.2	78.3	89.2	$13,551	$651	$457	$1,108	$10,818	$1,626	$12,444
Aynor High	Public	9-12	201 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-7100	901	50	18.0	99.7%	697 (77.4%)	60 (6.7%)	91 (10.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.8%)	79.7	41^st of 245 public high schools	83.3%		80.8	23^rd of 235 public high schools	90.2%	18									75.4	78.9	87.6	$16,259	$864	$480	$1,344	$12,453	$2,462	$14,915
Academy For Arts/Science/Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	895 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 903-8460	0	43	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. James High	Public	9-12	10800 Highway 707	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5600	1,826	104	17.5	43.0%	1,337 (73.2%)	116 (6.4%)	231 (12.7%)	31 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (5.9%)	88	25^th of 245 public high schools	89.8%		80.8	24^th of 235 public high schools	89.8%	1								97.1	83.7	78.0	92.8	$13,791	$623	$434	$1,057	$11,003	$1,731	$12,733
Academy for Technology and Academics	Public	9-12	5639 Highway 701 North	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6600	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	360	23	15.6	57.6%	151 (41.9%)	101 (28.1%)	81 (22.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	96.8	5^th of 245 public high schools	98.0%		93.2	6^th of 235 public high schools	97.4%	1									96.1	90.7	100.0	$14,777	$1,137	$665	$1,802	$11,289	$1,686	$12,975
Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	195	13	15.0	40.5%	167 (85.6%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	35.6	159^th of 245 public high schools	35.1%		62.2	71^st of 235 public high schools	69.8%	88									44.2	56.4	80.0	$17,355	$1,001	$161	$1,162	$10,296	$5,897	$16,193
HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	209	13	16.7	1.6%	158 (75.6%)	9 (4.3%)	8 (3.8%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	98.1	1^st of 245 public high schools	99.6%		97.7	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%										100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,110	$154	$122	$276	$12,432	$1,402	$13,834
Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	9654 N. Kings Hwy 1st Floor	Myrtle Beach	29572	Horry County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 867-3575	277	8	34.6	10.7%	163 (58.8%)	65 (23.5%)	33 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	20.6	209^th of 245 public high schools	14.7%		14.3	212^th of 235 public high schools	9.8%	3								61.5	37.5	20.7	77.6	$15,649	$73	$4,575	$4,647	$179	$10,823	$11,002
Coastal High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2100 River Oaks Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 788-9898	198	21	9.6	52.1%	139 (70.2%)	24 (12.1%)	19 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	64.4	82^nd of 245 public high schools	66.5%		53.4	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%	15									63.9	61.4	88.2	$14,745	$831	$69	$899	$7,316	$6,530	$13,846
Atlantic Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5086 Bear Bluff Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 286-5990	502	16	31.3	7.5%	370 (73.7%)	42 (8.4%)	49 (9.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	83.4	36^th of 245 public high schools	85.3%		83.2	21^st of 235 public high schools	91.1%	15									74.6	69.7	98.7	$9,591	$204	$559	$763	$3,695	$5,133	$8,828

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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